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Displaying 317 Finding Aids
Title
- State Commission in Lunacy visitation book
Series Number
- B1743
Summary
- This series consists of periodic reports by the State Commission in Lunacy concerning visits to the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital. Reports include information on buildings and grounds; the general administration and condition of the hospital; and the names of patients who were spoken to during visits.
Creator
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Open ward and honor card reports
Series Number
- B1757
Summary
- This series consists of reports regarding patients. Information includes statistics on the number of open wards, the number of patients in open wards, and the number of male and female patients on ground parole. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Middletown State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Matteawan State Hospital inmate transfer register
Series Number
- A1523
Summary
- This series records the names of inmates transferred to different wards or institutions or discharged from Matteawan State Hospital. The entries record the inmate's name, number, date of admission, from where received (Volume 2 only), place of transfer, and date. Ward numbers are typically entered in the "transferred from" column. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Newark Developmental Disabilities Service Office publications
Series Number
- B2658
Summary
- This series consists of newsletters and publications produced to document facility activities, events, and services and to provide informational outreach to consumers, facility staff, and the general public. Newsletters include "The Quill"; "The Newsline Newark"; "Together"; and "The HRMO Report". Other publications include "The New York State School Bugle"; "The School Express: Newark State School"; "Newark State School News"; "Explore Education"; "News, Developments, Communication"; "Directions 1990s Bulletin"; and Affirmative Action Newsletter".
Creator
- Newark Developmental Disabilities Service Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commissary register
Series Number
- A1522
Summary
- This series consists of items purchased by or issued to inmates at Matteawan State Hospital. The entries for a particular day record the patient's name (later entries include patient's number) and the type and number of supplies received. Entries are made every two weeks. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Asylum baseball and basketball club account book
Series Number
- B1755
Summary
- This series consists of itemized information regarding Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital's staff baseball and basketball teams. Information includes game dates; teams played; scores; tickets sold; gates proceeds; railroad tickets; travel expenses; equipment; equipment repair and telegram costs. Players' names are frequently noted.
Creator
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Personal service schedules
Series Number
- B1769
Summary
- This series consists of salary and wage estimates for resident officers and employees of Marcy State Hospital and Utica State Hospital. The volume pertaining to Marcy State Hospital also includes an index.
Creator
- Marcy State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Female restraint record
Series Number
- B2317
Summary
- Information in this volume includes name of patient; year, month, day, and hour restraint was applied and removed; why patient was restrained; how patient was restrained; and name of medical officer. Reasons listed for application of restraint include quarreling, fighting, refusing to work, mentally disturbed, confused, creating disturbance, assaulting nurse, and wandering away. "How restrained" includes "day room," "infirmary," "sick ward," and "isolation."
Creator
- Craig Colony for Epileptics (Sonyea, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Admission registers
Series Number
- B2316
Summary
- This series consists of admission registers documenting patients at Craig Colony for Epileptics (known after 1920 as simply Craig Colony). Each register provides admission number, name, admission and discharge dates, county, reimbursing or indigent, sex, age, occupation, age at onset, marital status, nativity of patient and parents, heredity, number in patient's fraternity, birth order, prenatal influences, probable cause, character and frequency of attack, seizures when awake or asleep, nature of aura, mental state, physical examination, paralysis, and results.
Creator
- Craig Colony (Sonyea, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Morgue registers
Series Number
- B1802
Summary
- This series was compiled by morgue personnel to document deaths. Information varies over time but typically includes date, patient number, building, names of attendants transporting body to the morgue, name of person giving religious rites, person identifying deceased, and name of person or funeral home removing body. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Assorted admission, discharge, and death records
Series Number
- B1816
Summary
- This series documents patient admissions, discharges, and deaths. The records may have been used for reporting purposes or for the compilation of statistics. Information includes patient admission, re-admission, discharge, and death cards and weekly lists of patients discharged and admitted. Weekly lists vary in content from detailed to mere lists of patient names, date, sex, patient numbers, and manner of leaving for discharges or legally liable relative for admissions. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Board of Visitors sign-in logs
Series Number
- B1502
Summary
- This series consists of sign-in logbooks for the Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center) Board of Visitors. Special visits by board members to specific areas of the hospital are noted with dates and signatures, as well as attendance at regularly scheduled board meetings. Minutes of board meetings are included for the earliest years.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Patient admission histories
Series Number
- B1714
Summary
- This series consists of summary information for approximately 3800 male patients recorded at the time of their admission to Craig Colony. The files provide information on the patient's family and personal history, detailed accounts of the patient's epileptic history, results and observations of physical and mental examinations, and evaluations regarding causes of the patient's condition.
Creator
- Craig Colony (Sonyea, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Annual reports
Series Number
- B1700
Summary
- The series consists of annual reports that were transmitted to the State Legislature or the Department of Mental Hygiene as required by law. Included are annual reports of the trustees of the New York State Asylum for Idiots and annual reports of the Syracuse State School.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office patient case files
Series Number
- B2553
Summary
- This series consists of clinical case files for clients of Rome Developmental Center and its predecessor institutions. Case files contain documentation of court commitment or voluntary admission; patient mental health history at time of admission; subsequent progress or regress; medical treatment; transfers to and from residential units; disciplinary measures; family contacts; and discharge by release, transfer, or death.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- New York State Lunatic Asylum visitors' book
Series Number
- B1489
Summary
- This series consists of a logbook of signatures of visitors to the State Lunatic Asylum. Date, name, and residence are recorded for each visitor. Brief notes concerning purpose of the visit are sometimes included. "With patient" indicates visitor was delivering patient for commitment.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center ward inspection reports
Series Number
- B1476
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of inspection reports including night watch reports, which document supervising nurses' visits to sick patients; weekly ward inspections by assistant physicians, which contain observations regarding cleanliness of facilities and recommendations for improvement of conditions through elimination of fire hazards and completion of needed repairs; and brief facility reports filed by the Safety department. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Portions of this series are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Foreman's sheets of items delivered to the storekeeper
Series Number
- B1649
Summary
- This series consists of receipts for articles delivered to the storekeeper from various departments of the Syracuse State School (e.g., knitting room, mending department, and sewing department). Each sheet lists the department from which the items were received; date; and the quantity, size, and description of the articles.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Executive Committee meeting minutes
Series Number
- B1675
Summary
- The series consists of minutes of meetings of the "Executive Committee" of the New York State Asylum for Idiots, held roughly once a month between 1855 and 1891. Meetings are described as "informal" in the minutes, and the bulk of entries list bills audited. Lists show vendor/company and amount owed. Sometimes those conducting the audit are named. Damage to opening pages of the volume obscures information on the first few reported meetings.
Creator
- New York State Asylum for Idiots
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe mold damage. Closed pending conservation treatment.
Title
- Admission and discharge registers
Series Number
- B2368
Summary
- The registers in this series contain handwritten entries of admissions, discharges, and case observations, among other critical patient information. Data includes name, date of admission, age, county and/or municipality of origin, date of commitment, maintenance, and staff remarks. The indexes in this series record the patient's name, casebook volume and page number(s), existence of clinical records, burial record, autopsy record, or prescription record, or date of discharge.
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.